► Aiming to understand the relationship between the collection of the major state taxes - ICMS (VAT) and IPVA - and GDP in all units of…
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▼ Aiming to understand the relationship between the collection of the major state taxes - ICMS (VAT) and IPVA - and GDP in all units of the Federation in the period 1997 to 2006, it is an expression statistic for estimating this relationship and a ranking showing the degree of affinity between the collection of taxes mentioned state and GDP statistics for the equation, using the simple linear regression with its main premises in order to understand this relationship, whereas the GDP reflects the size of the economy of each state. The data concerning the current GDP was taken from the IBGE site which was used for comparison with the collection of IPVA. The current GDP, also served as a basis for calculating the adjusted GDP, of which exports were removed (free of VAT) and imports added (taxed by ICMS) to compare with the ICMS through simple linear regressions, while the values of the collections the ICMS and IPVA were taken from the site CONFAZ, organ of the Ministry of Finance to disclose such data. In the results, the equations are seen statistics that could estimate the tax, in addition to providing the development of the ranking. The survey results showed that 77.78% of the units in the Federation there is a greater increase in the collection of VAT and IPVA on the increase in GDP, ie, in most states to collect such taxes had a greater proportional increase that
the increase of wealth in their economies.
Advisors/Committee Members: Gallo, Mauro Fernando (advisor), CPF:18398782820 (advisor), http://lattes.cnpq.br/5908013690653416 (advisor).

► The purpose of this work is to determine what is being taught in the discipline of Statistic in the Business Administration courses of the city…
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▼ The purpose of this work is to determine what is being taught in the discipline of Statistic in the Business Administration courses of the city of S??o Paulo. This study begins with an explanation of the development of the college education and of Business Administration courses in Brazil. It analyzes the planing of the Business Administration course in an attempt to verify whether the teaching of Statistics complies with the current legislation. It examines the proposals of the Curricula Guidelines, which have been submitted to the Ministry of Education - MEC for approval. The methodology used in this study included surveying the course planning programs adopted by the institutions in the city of Sao Paulo, which have their Business Administration course approved by the MEC. This data gathering resulted in 18 planing programs collected among 35 institutions. The analyses of these plans included all topics they should cover. However the findings showed that the institutions do not take plans totally into consideration and, although they are compatible with their stated purposes, their contents are not consistent with the actual demands of the professional market. Basically, all institutions employ the same methods and teaching techniques mentioned in the planning programs, that is, lecture sessions followed by practical exercises. The assessment criteria is practically the same among all institutions with testes and lists of exercises. More importantly, there is an excessive number of reference books of which many titles are sold out or outdated. We believe that this study may be useful not only for university teachers but also for School Managers. The conclusions may lead teachers to reflect on needed improvements in the teaching of Statistics, and School Managers, to reflect on the course curricula.
Advisors/Committee Members: Godoy, Arilda Schimidt (advisor), CPF:88888888888 (advisor).

This study the following goals: 1. To investigate the students learning results from an evaluation experience, using the blackboard as a way of making it easier. 2. To use procedures that make the student participation in evaluation activities on the blackboard possible. It was developed in a high school-first-year group from a federal public school of Par?. The results indicate that the blackboard use in an interaction way makes the students learning easier when pedagogydidactic aspects that do not depend on the tendencies in Mathematics Education, such as the diagnosis evaluation, social interaction, didactic contract, error / mistake and the epistemology obstacles are considered. Finally, we conclude that the blackboard must have its meaning established again for the mathematics teacher pedagogy practice.

► The Government Accounting Brazilian converges IPSAS, were created several standards, impacting Demonstrative and Subsystems. Meantime, there are conflicting aspects and HEI are to prepare the…
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▼ The Government Accounting Brazilian converges IPSAS, were created several standards, impacting Demonstrative and Subsystems. Meantime, there are conflicting aspects and HEI are to prepare the graduate with skills required. Having that said, this research objective to identify the perception of teachers of the Government Accounting about the teaching conditions and the need in Courses of Accounting in the Baixada Santista region. Was conducted exploratory and qualitative research; data collection techniques were interview and document analysis. Were taken sample, 7 teachers who teach the discipline in 7 courses in accounting sciences in HEI in the region in 2015. It requested the teaching plans to 7 teachers. The results showed that 42.85% are accountants, 42.85% has Masters, 71.42% have up to 6 years of experience. In teaching strategies and evaluation, expositive classes and exercises were the most mentioned. All use tests, practical exercises and assignments. Regarding workload, 71.42% have reported failure. As for literature, lack autonomy of teachers, most use outdated plans. As for NBCT16, 57.14% say they consider the program. About the last question, it was sought to go deeper concerning what??s taught, 100% do not address differences between MCASP and IPSAS, 42,85% use the current subsystems and property aspects. It got to the conclusion and, it??s recommended, changing plans after 6 months, sources?? inclusion teacher autonomy in preparing the plan, expansion of the workload and expansion of content regarding on MCASP / IFAC / NBCT16. Though there??s an affirmation from all teachers that applied content so far meets the demands of the contests for Accountant, the results demonstrate that there are need to expand the expertise to students.
Advisors/Committee Members: PELEIAS, Ivam Ricardo (advisor), http://lattes.cnpq.br/1583907056732686 (advisor).

► his research had as objective to analyze the perceptions about functions and competences of the coordinator as manager of the undergraduate course in Accounting Sciences…
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▼ his research had as objective to analyze the perceptions about functions and competences of the coordinator as manager of the undergraduate course in Accounting Sciences offered by private higher education institutions in Brazil. For this, a descriptive research with a quantitative approach was carried out. The data were collected through an online questionnaire with structured and "free" questions. Data analysis was performed using statistical methods and content analysis. It was verified that in the dimension of the
competences the pedagogic one stands out being more expressive the "Knowledge of the
curricular management and the articulation between its components and processes" with
(4.37) and the administrative one, being less expressive the "Elaboration and control of the budget course" with (3.21). In the dimension of the functions, the most important is the institutional one, with the most expressive being the "Search for the success of the students in the National Exam of the course and in the tests of order" with (4.63), and the managerial one being less expressive the "Contractual students and the use of negotiation criteria" with (2.42). As for the factors that hinder the management of the course, the coordinators cite as the most expressive the centralized university management (20%); lack of time to manage the course (16%); the lack of training in academic management (10%). Already as factors that facilitates citation training for academic management (24%); the exercise of leadership (20%) and the. This seems to be the profile of a manager put into practice in order to meet the educational demands, which require, in addition to technical knowledge for the performance of bureaucratic functions, also cognitive and socioaffective capacities in the execution of complex tasks such as those of a political-pedagogical, administrative, institutional and relational. It can be concluded that the professional who acts as manager of the course in Accounting Sciences guides his actions in the search for the preparation of the egress to obtain professional success and, thus, the achievement of institutional success, based less on the knowledge of academic management and relational (attitudes) and more in the knowledge of the exercise of the profession (know - how).
Advisors/Committee Members: SLOMSKI, Vilma Geni (advisor), http://lattes.cnpq.br/4037547425398159 (advisor).

► The aim of this research is to analyze the impact of two discretionary variables in determining the Price-to-book (P / B) indicators: (i) equity valuation…
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▼ The aim of this research is to analyze the impact of two discretionary variables in determining the Price-to-book (P / B) indicators: (i) equity valuation adjustment and (ii) provision for contingencies, to add to the traditional determinants of Price-to-book, such as: beta, growth and return. The results show: (1) significant and positive impact on the equity valuation adjustment, and (2) significant and positive impact on the provision for contingencies. We included in the sample companies that take part in B3 (Brazil, Bolsa, Balc??o). The information studied was obtained for the period between 03/31/2010 and 12/31/2016. The practical implications of this research aim to contribute to the explanation of the P / B, an indicator that can be used as benchmark in the evaluation of companies by professional managers or individuals.
Advisors/Committee Members: SERRA, Ricardo Goulart (advisor), http://lattes.cnpq.br/0957404902684044 (advisor).

► In the Graph classification problem, given is a family of graphs and a group of different categories, and we aim to classify all the…
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▼ In the Graph classification problem, given is a family of graphs and a group of different categories, and we aim to classify all the graphs (of the family) into the given categories. Earlier approaches, such as graph kernels and graph embedding techniques have focused on extracting certain features by processing the entire graph. However, real world graphs are complex and noisy and these traditional approaches are computationally intensive. With the introduction of the deep learning framework, there have been numerous attempts to create more efficient classification approaches.
For this project, we will be focusing on modifying an existing kernel graph convo- lutional neural network approach. Moreover, subgraphs (patches) are extracted from the graph using a community detection algorithm. These patches are provided as input to a graph kernel and max pooling is applied. We will be experimenting with different commu- nity detection algorithms and graph kernels and compare their efficiency and performance. For the experiments, we use eight publicly available real world datasets, ranging from bi- ological to social networks. Additionally, for these datasets we provide results using a baseline algorithm and a spectral decomposition of Laplacian graph for comparison pur- poses.
Advisors/Committee Members: Katerina Potika, Sami Khuri, Robert Chun.

In this study, the fraction of the heterochromatin of the Apareiodon sp. chromosome W was isolated by microdissection with subsequent amplification by DOP-PCR. The sequences obtained were used in the procedure of the fluorescence in situ hybridization in Parodontidae species chromosomes. This probe was named WAp. Then, with this marker and others available, the study presented a molecular cytogenetic analysis in Parodontidae species present in different Brazilian hydrographic basin. The species analyzed were: Apareiodon sp., A. ibitiensis, A. vladii, A. piracicabae, A. vittatus, A. affinis, P. hilarii, P. moreirai, P. nasus and P. pongoensis. The results reveal closeness of the location of 18S rDNA marker found in Parodon species compared to the sister group Anostomidae. Still, it has been viewed a high identity chromosome pair bearing the rDNA 5S sites in all Parodontidae studied. Mapping of repetitive DNAs WAp and pPh2004 by fluorescence in situ hybridization in chromosomes of some species of Parodontidae permitted deduce the origin and differentiation of sex chromosome system ZZ/ZW from a inversion allocating proximal region WAp sites of a chromosome metacentric pair. These results allowed inferring that the sex chromosome system multiple ZZ/ZW1W2 of A. affinis can originate from one system ZW similar to that found in ancient…

Traditional buildings are a characteristic feature of rural landscapes, however, during the
last decades the rural European landscape has undergone a profound transformation.
Changes in the agricultural activities, the ageing of the population, as well as the
depopulation of the villages have provoked the loss of the original use and consequently
the abandoment and destruction of a considerable number of buildings, an important part
of the existing vernacular architecture.
In this context, different initiatives for the recovery of popular architecture have started in
several Spanish regions. This requires a preliminary inventory, analysis, characterization
and classification of the existing heritage.
The study of the rural vernacular architecture in “O Foxo” was developed with the purpose
of returning value to a rural nucleus, located in the center of the province of Pontevedra.
This work was addressed as a contribution for the safeguard of the…

► The objective of this research was to study the effects of using controllership in a hospital. It was describes this deployment within a charity organization,…
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▼ The objective of this research was to study the effects of using controllership in a hospital. It was describes this deployment within a charity organization, object of this study, at S??o Paulo. The information, obtained through the description of this deployment, was analyzed as an exploratory case study. Semi-structured interviews with the top management of the institution were conducted. The results demonstrated that the institution values the work of the controller due to the implemented changes and developed processes. The study describes the reports of senior management and brings the theoretical knowledge as a reference of this research.
Advisors/Committee Members: PETERS, Marcos Reinaldo Severino (advisor), http://lattes.cnpq.br/2958522536547146 (advisor).

In this work the coordination modes of O,O- and N,O-donor complexing agents have been studied. Trichlorobis(triphenylphosphine)oxorhenium(V), [ReOCl3(PPh3)2], and tribromobis(triphenylphosphine)oxorhenium(V), [ReOBr3(PPh3)2], were used as starting materials…
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In this work the coordination modes of O,O- and N,O-donor complexing agents have been studied. Trichlorobis(triphenylphosphine)oxorhenium(V), [ReOCl3(PPh3)2], and tribromobis(triphenylphosphine)oxorhenium(V), [ReOBr3(PPh3)2], were used as starting materials to obtain eight rhenium(V) complexes. The precursor tetrabutylammonium tetrachlorooxorhenate(V), [NBu4][ReOCl4], was used to prepare an additional rhenium(V) complex. All the rhenium complexes presented here were obtained in good yield, being all of the hexacoordenated type [ReOX2L(PPh3)] (X = Cl or Br and L- = monocharged bidentated ligand). The complexes were characterized by infrared absorption spectroscopy, melting point, elemental analyses (CHN), nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (31P{1H}, 1H and, in some cases, also 13C) and had their crystalline and molecular structures determined by X-ray diffraction on single crystals.

▼ Resumo: A coleta de s?men post mortem levanta quest?es ?ticas e sociais. Neste estudo relatamos dois casos testemunhados pelos autor nas suas atividades em uma Organiza??ode Procura de ?rg?os no Brasil. Os pacientes tiveram o diagn?stico de morte encef?lica, eram doadores de ?rg?os e n?o apresentavam consentimento para a utiliza??ode esperma. No Brasil, o diagn?stico de morte encef?lica est? claramente estabelecido desde 1997, com atualiza??es constantes, tendo a ?ltima sido feita em 2017, mas sem considerar a possibilidade de coleta de esperma ou ?vulos do doador. A quest?ode solicita??ode material germinativo para posterior utiliza??o em reprodu??o humana assistida vem gerando quest?es ?ticas e morais em toda a sociedade. Uma revis?o na literatura mundial foi realizada, bem como na legisla??o atual em diferentes pa?ses, incluindo o Brasil, com aten??o especial ao impacto na autonomia do falecido, no interesse do solicitante, no caso a esposa ou familiar, na gera??o da crian?a e seus direitos e no papel ?tico do m?dico e da sociedade; Abstract: The collection of post-mortem semen raises ethical and social issues. In this study we report two cases witnessed by the author in their activities in an Organ Procurement Organization in Brazil. The patients had a diagnosis of brain death, were organ donors and did not have consent for the use of sperm. In Brazil, the diagnosis of brain death has been clearly established since 1997, with constant updates, the last being done in 2017, but without considering the possibility of collecting sperm or donor eggs. The question of requesting germinative material for later use in assisted human reproduction has generated ethical and moral issues throughout society. A review in the world literature was carried out, as well as in current legislation in different countries, including Brazil, with special attention to the impact on the autonomy of the deceased, in the interest of the applicant, in the case of the spouse or relative, in the generation of the child and their rights and the ethical role of the doctor and society
Advisors/Committee Members: Boin, Ilka de Fatima Santana Ferreira, 1953- (advisor), Filho, Gaspar de Jesus Lopes (committee member), Saraiva, Jose Francisco Kerr (committee member), Dantas Filho, Ven?ncio Pereira (committee member), Zambelli, Helder Jose Lessa (committee member).

The approach of the use of technologies associated with a continuous formation of teachers for an innovative, dynamic, significant and qualitative pedagogical practice is a constantly researched and discussed factor in the educational institutional field, due to globalization and the diffusion of the knowledge from ICTs. Before this approach, it is necessary to advance on the use of ICTs in classrooms and the need for a continuing teacher training for the application of ICT in educational practice. In this sense, the present research is the final result of the dissertation presented at the Almeida Garrett Higher Education School - ESEAG - for the Master's Degree in Educational Sciences with emphasis on School Administration. The main concern of this study was to investigate the use of ICTs by teachers of elementary education II and the need of continuous training. This reveals much of their application in the pedagogical practice in the scope of teaching and learning
of Portuguese Language, Mathematics and Sciences courses in a public school of the municipal network in Tacaratu town - PE. Thus, the…

This paper focuses primarily on the nutritional behavior of kids and teens, specifically on their eating habbits of fruits and vegetables. In the second part of the paper, the motoric skills of these kids have been investigated. The aim of the present work has been to find evidence for a potential correlation of the before mentioned parts. In order to acomplish this goal an empirical study has been conducted.
The paper has been divided into a theoretical and an empirical part. For the theoretical part, current literatur has been collected and hermeneutically processed. For the empirical part, the German Motoric Test served as tool to determine the quality of the motoric skills of the subjects. Furthermore, a questionnaire was used to gather data about their fruit and vegetable consumption. The results of these tests have been checked for correlations.
The study, which could be conducted at the Gymnasium Hamerling in Linz, includs 47 students at the age of 12 or 13. 20 of the students were male, the remaining 27 were female.
To conclude, the study was able to determine a relationship between the motorical skills and the nutritional habbits regarding fruits and vegetables. The most important factor seems to be the amount of daily consumed fruit and vegetables.

In many studies it was shown that consumption of fruits and vegetables can
have positive effects on prevention of cancer and cardiovascular diseases.
This study investigated the intake of fruits and vegetables of 9 to 11 year old
Iranian children. The influence of different parameter, in particular the product
image of fruits and vegetables and how children´s knowledge about nutrition
affects dietary habits, was studied. In general, it has been observed that fruits
had a better image than vegetables and only a few children pointed out that
they disliked the taste of fruits. In contrast, more children disliked the taste of
vegetables.
The majority of children (24%) consumed fruits more than twice per day and
29% consumed salad 2 to 4 times per week. Boiled vegetables were consumed
by 30% of the children once per week. In total 27% of interviewed children ate
uncooked vegetables 2 to 4 times per week and 22% drank fruit juice less than
1 time per week.
Regarding the parents, mothers affect the dietary habits of their children to a
lager extent than fathers do. Favorite fruits were grapes, mandarins, plums,
peaches, melons, and favorite vegetables were carrots, salad, tomatoes, and
cauliflower.
Consumption of fruits and vegetables of Iranian children were lower than
recommend. By increasing knowledge about nutrition and better availability of
healthy snacks and sandwiches, e.g. in schools, the fruit and vegetable
consumption should be increased.

The objects of study in this dissertation are the aspects of the hero in the regionalist works O Sertanejo (1875) and O GaÃcho (1870), by JosÃ de Alencar. Through heroic characters, like Arnaldo and Manuel Canho, the writer from CearÃ develops protagonists who represent the different regions of Brazil, thus basing his works on his project valuing the âlocal colorâ and the affirmation of a national identity. Guided by the aspects of the hero within the Romantic Movement, we will discuss some relevant features that can both differentiate and approach the characters to the heroes represented in other literary periods. To do so, we will draw a brief overview of the importance of the myth in archaic societies, as well as the origin and development of the mythologem of the hero. Through a detailed study of the hero from Alencarâs point of view, we intend to show how the author makes use of heroic aspects traditionally found in the Greek epopees and tragedies, strengthening the influence of the Homeric narrative in Western culture. However, the hero of the novel, as well as the own genre to which it belongs, has at its core the contradiction, the quest for the realization of their subjectivity in an objective world. Indeed, the hero, responsible for representing the novel, embodies the misfit in adapting to the society they live in and their inability to carry out the desires of the soul in a world unable to achieve them. This dissertation is based on…